blitzkrieg
noun
blitz·krieg
ˈblits-ˌkrēg 
1
: war conducted with great speed and force
specifically
: a violent surprise offensive by massed air forces and mechanized ground forces in close coordination
2
blitzkrieg
transitive verb
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Examples of blitzkrieg in a Sentence
the stunned survivors of the crash were then confronted with a blitzkrieg of insensitive questions from the media
the war began with a blitzkrieg that was designed to shock the enemy into submission
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An opening disclaimer tells us that 1.25 million Londoners were evacuated during Germany’s months-long blitzkrieg attacks against the city, and roughly half were children.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
Two years after the democratic space powers cut almost all ties with Roscosmos - following Russia’s blitzkrieg on liberal Ukraine - space agency leaders planet-wide are joining a summit in Milan to map out their collective future in light of the Kremlin’s endangering life in orbit.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Hammering Away So far, all three businesses Starbuck has targeted with his social-media blitzkriegs have agreed to scale back DEI efforts.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
The Trump campaign may already be moving in that direction with a return to X with tighter messaging, a bigger messaging role for running mate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), and a battleground state advertising blitzkrieg.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Aug. 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
Two years after the democratic space powers cut almost all ties with Roscosmos - following Russia’s blitzkrieg on liberal Ukraine - space agency leaders planet-wide are joining a summit in Milan to map out their collective future in light of the Kremlin’s endangering life in orbit.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Hammering Away So far, all three businesses Starbuck has targeted with his social-media blitzkriegs have agreed to scale back DEI efforts.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
The Trump campaign may already be moving in that direction with a return to X with tighter messaging, a bigger messaging role for running mate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), and a battleground state advertising blitzkrieg.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Blitzkrieg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blitzkrieg. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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German, literally, "lightning war"
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